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How common is it for a place to have two names?

Google has confirmed that it would add the label of ‘Gulf of America’ to its maps following the p...

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17.39 28 Jan 2025


How common is it for a place to have two names?


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Google has confirmed that it would add the label of ‘Gulf of America’ to its maps following the political action made by US President Donald Trump.

But, how common is it for a location to have two contesting names, and what other examples are there?

Pádraig Carmody, Professor of Geography at Trinity College joins Kieran to discuss.


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